Shears



Oct. -14 1.924.

G. R; LUSBY sHEARs AFiled May 17. 192s parts Patented Oct. 14:, 1924i..`

UNiT'ED STQTESY yarzoitsn a.r.usBY, or Hnsnna, KENTUKY.

simens.

. `Appimtion iiiednay t17,1923. serial No. 639,537. M

T0 all whom t may con-cern.:

Be it-knownthat =-I, GEORGE R. LUsBY, a citizen of the United States, residing at Hesler, in the county of Owen and State of Kentucky, have invented certain new.

and useful Improvements in Shears, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to shears provided with rotary cutting blades, specially adapted for cutting floorcloth and other similar material into strips; and it consistsl in the novel construction-aiid combination of the hereinafter fullyT described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side view of a cutting implement constructed according to this invention.` Fig. 2 is a side view,

showing the opposite side from that shown in Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is an end view of the implement, showing a portion of the material to be cut in dotted lines. Fig. 4 is a plan view of the implement, from below. Fig. 5 is a cross-section through the implement, taken on the lines 5 5 in Fig. 1.

The frame of the implement is preferably formed of light metal, such as aluminum, and it is preferably formed in two parts arranged longitudinally lside by side, Vand secured together by one or more screws or rivets 6 at any convenient points. The frame has a handle 7 at its front end. This handle is of any approved shape which can conveniently be grasped in one hand, and it is arranged substantially vertical when the instrument is in use. One side portion of the handle has va main cutter bar 8l at its lower'end, which is arranged substantially at a right angle to the handle. An auxiliary cutter bar 9 is arranged substantially parallel to the bar 8, and is offset laterally from it, and is connected to it by an offset portion 10, so that a longitudinal groove 12 is formed between the two bars. The outer side of the main bar 8 is rounded overso that a square shoulder at the top ofv the groove 12 is avoided. The auxiliary bar 9 has a downwardly projecting guide lug.

theiriainY cutter bar '8 by one or more screws or rivets f21. "The vvlower edge of the arm 20 is rounded over on its outer side, and is spacedapa'rt from the offset portion 10 of the main bar so that a longitudinal groove 22 is formed between them. The groove 22` projects upwardly and rearwardly with re-` lation to the groove 12, and the vbottom edge of the groove 12, and the bottom edge of thel front `end of the groove 22 is arranged substanti'ally on a level with the top` edge of the front-end of the groove 12.

The front end portion of the arm 2O has a channel 24 formed vertically in its yinner side, and a circular cutter 25 is jour-l naled on a pin 26 in this channel or chamber over the cutter 16.v i

vThe cutting edges of the two cutters overlap, and are arranged opposite to the front ends ofthe two groovesy 12 and 22.

vlThe implement is pulled forwardly by hand with the guide lug 14 resting on any suitable support, such as a floor or table '28. The circular cutters cut through Hthe floorcloth orjother material, a portiony of which is raised above the support, and which takes the position shown by dotted lines 30 in Fig. 3. The cut material is guided, chiefly by the lower edge of the groove y12, so that the cut lparts are twisted with relationk to each other and are separated so as to permit the implement to slide freely between them.v

What I claim is: .j 1. A shears, comprisinga cutter bar and its handle formed of two parts arranged side by side, one part of the cutter bar having a main bar and an auxiliary bar con-v being provided with a floor guide at its rear end anda forked arm at its frontend,

said part having also one half of the handle at its :front end, one of the said parts of the cutter bar having a channel formed in its inner side face above the said forkefl arm, andthe other part of the cutter bar having the other half yof the handle at its front endand having its rear end portion spaced apart from the said auxiliary' a bar to form a second guide groove, andl rotary cutters mounted in the said forked arm and channel.

2. A shears, comprising a cutter bar and its handle formed of two parts secured side by side, one part of the cutter bar having a main liar and an auxiliary bar connected together by an offset portion and forming a guide groove, said auxiliary bar ybeing provided with a floor guide at its rear end and a forked arm at its frontend, said part having also one half of the handle at its front end, and the other part 0f the cutter bar having the othery half of the handle at its front end, a channel in its inner side face above the Said forked arm, and having its rear end' portion spaced apart from the said auxiliary bar to form4 a second guide groove, and rotary cutters at an angle to each other, and the handle` being arranged at substantially a right angle to the cutter bar.

In testimony whereof I have aixed my` signature.

GEORGE R. LUSBY. 

